An injury time penalty from Moussa Dembele booked Celtic's place in the Champions League play offs in what was the most dramatic of finishes against Astana.

It proved to be a frantic, furious closing few minutes when, with the tie level at 1-1 on the night and 2-2 on aggregate, the striker was brought down in the penalty box.Dembele slotted home the resulting spot kick, two Astana players lost the plot and saw red and Brendan Rodgers' men were through by the slenderest of margins.

The 1-1 draw in Kazakhstan had put Celtic in the driving seat going into the match and Leigh Griffiths' first half penalty meant that all they had to do was keep a clean sheet to progress.

The goal seemed to come just at the right moment as well, three minutes into injury time at the end of the first half, with Kieran Tierney felled before Griffiths finished from the spot.

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However the lead seemed to make them hesitant, they tried to defend and then, from out of nowhere, Craig Gordon gifted Astana the leveller with his woeful headed clearance setting up Ibraimi.

Celtic had 25 minutes to avoid extra time and with the home crowd's frustrations growing, albeit with steady support from the standing section, you began to wonder if another nightmare was unfolding.

Then, late on, Rodgers gambled, taking off James Forrest and bringing on Dembele for the final 15 minutes

.The 20-year-old was still waiting for his first Celtic goal, some questioned his confidence and fitness.

With that in mind he showed remarkable courage to take responsibility and slot home the spot kick while all hell broke loose around him.

The goal books Celtic's place in Friday's play off draw and, on a pulsating night at Parkhead, has given the new arrivals at the club a tantalisingly glimpse of what lies ahead if they do make the group stages.